"From that point of view it's really important for our next step as a team, and our evolution heading towards the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean, to nail some things and (this game) is the best opportunity we've got."

Perry said consistency in the format was one of the team's main challenges.

But she knows if Australia are to host one of the biggest women's sports events in Australia with the World T20 in 2020, the players must start delivering now.

"We have an eye towards a home T20 in 2020 that we want to be the biggest competition that we've ever seen for women's cricket," she said.

"There's huge onus and emphasis on our team playing good cricket and being the best in the world at it.

"That's a hard thing to do in T20, to be consistent at it, but we have the ability in the group to do it, we just have to find the formula."

And though the players are thinking about what needs to be done long-term, they haven't forgotten there is a series to be won.

Australia failed to clinch the series win on Sunday when they fell 40 runs short of England's target of 153, a disappointing follow up to their six-wicket win at North Sydney on Friday.